Funeral services for William Milton Aldridge, Jr., 57, of Hopkinsville, were held on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home in Hopkinsville. The Rev. Paige S. Williams officiated. Burial followed in Green Hills Memorial Gardens in Hopkinsville. Hughart and Beard Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

William Aldridge, Jr., died following a long illness on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.

William Aldridge, Jr., was born on Sept. 22, 1955, in Hopkinsville to the late William Milton Aldridge and Katie Maveety Aldridge.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Hopkinsville and was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3423.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Doss Aldridge, one sister, Karen Aldridge Crawford of Columbia, S.C.; one son, William Milton Aldridge, III (and wife Lori) of Jacksonville, Fla.; two step-daughters, Ashley Nicole Smith and Tiffany Michelle Smith, both of Hopkinsville; and one grandson.

Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1305 South Main Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.